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Brevard Live
Nov 18 & 19, EGAD
Eau Gallie ArtWorks
The 27th Annual ArtWorks of Eau
Gallie Fine Arts Festival will be
on the weekend before Thanksgiving.
This outdoor festival takes place along
Highland Avenue in Melbourne’s Eau
Gallie Arts District. The hours will be
10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and 10 am
to 4 pm on Sunday. ArtWorks advertises
nationally for artists. 80 artists
have been selected by judges to be in
the show. Half of the artists are from
Brevard County. The other artists are
from Florida and from out of state.
Many of the artists are award winners
in other shows nationwide.
ArtWorks is the only show of its
kind in Brevard County because of the
emphasis on art demonstrations. Artists
will display art for sale; and they will
create new artworks in their booths.
Or, the artists will have displays that
show how their art is created.
High school artists from Brevard
schools also participate in ArtWorks.
They will be creating and displaying
their art. Their booth will be on St.
Clair Street. Hands-on art activities for
kids of all ages will be on Highland
Ave. in front of the Eau Gallie Florist.
A food court will be in Eau Gallie
Square along with musical entertainment.
The Authors for Authors organization
will have its annual “Meet the
Authors” Book Fair in the Eau Gallie
Civic Center. Also in the Civic Center
will be the Brevard Porcelain Artists
Annual “Touch of Elegance” show and
sale. - No pets allowed at ArtWorks.
www.artworksofeaugallie.org and
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Nov 10-13, Wickham Park
Native Rhythm Fest
In celebration and honor of Native
American Heritage Month, the Native
Heritage Gathering, Inc., the Indian
River Flute Circle, Riverwind Flute
Circle, and the Native Rhythms Festival
Committee will host the fifteenth
annual Native Rhythms Festival. This
event will be held at the Wickham
Park amphitheater, Melbourne, the
weekend of November 10th to 13th,
2023. Building on previous festivals,
the 2023 event will include even more
entertainment, craftsmanship, art and
learning experiences. Admission to the
festival is FREE. Musical performances
are scheduled throughout each day
starting at 9 am, with headliner performances
starting in the late afternoon
through 10 pm Friday and Saturday, 9
am to 5:30 pm on Sunday.
Multiple award-winning musicians,
featuring Native American Music
Awards Artist of the year 2019,
Shelley Morningsong and her husband,
Men’s Traditional Dance First Place
champion, Gathering of Nations, Fabian
Fontenelle, along with additional
awarded artists from all over the United
States will be on stage throughout
the weekend. There will be competitions
for flute-playing, flute-making,
and art creation. This family-friendly
festival will also host a wide variety
of workshops. This year the committee
selected the American Buffalo as logo
and animal for the 15th annual event.
The festival is family-friendly.
This is the largest free Native musicrelated
festival in the Southeast.
www.nativerhythmsfestival.com
Nov 24-26, Downtown CB
COCOA BEACH ART SHOW
The tradition continues in Downtown
Cocoa Beach. The 2023 Cocoa
Beach Art Show happens during
the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend.
They’re hosting 130 artists from across
the country who will display and sell
their work along Minutemen Causeway
and Brevard Ave. But the event
offers much more than a cultural setting
with a juried art show. There will
be a Student Art Show Saturday, a free
Kids’ Hands on Art tent, food vendors,
beverages are sold, and lots of live
music. The stage is located at Theouterspacefl
(formerly Area 142) on Minutemen
Causeway, right in front of SR
A1A northbound featuring some of the
Space Coast’s most talented musicians
and bands.
The official start is the Friday
Night Street Party on November 24h
from 5:30 to 11 pm. Radar Red starts
playing at 5.30 pm followed by the
Karalyn & Dawn Patrol at 8:30 pm.
Live entertainment has always
been a major part of this art show, and
this year festival organizers have put
together an incredible line-up.
Saturday, Nov 25: 11am Aquanuts,
2pm Mondo Tikis, 5pm Cheetah Coalition,
8pm Hot Pink. Sunday, November
26: 10:30am Kevin Ebright, 12pm
Honey Miller & Loosey Ross, 3pm
Tru Phonic. The music never stops and
there will be a lot of dancing.
The art show starts at 9 am and
closes Saturday at 5 pm, Sunday at
4pm. The music continues. This event
is run by volunteers.
www.CocoaBeachArtShow.org.
10 - Brevard Live November 2023